Bridgestone Americas named Justin Reinke Director of Brand Marketing for the Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Consumer Tire Marketing team. This role previously was held by Amber Holm, who recently was promoted to Vice President of Brand Marketing, U.S. and Canada,…
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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) announced the entry period for the 2016 Transportation Safety Awards is now open. The program, now in its fourth year, includes four awards recognizing outstanding safety records: the Best Fleet Awards, Pacesetter Awards,…
Apollo Tyres open first recycled rubber pitch in India
Apollo Tyres and Manchester United Football Club inaugurated India’s first ‘Go The Distance’ football pitch in Powai, Mumbai. The pitch, created using recycled rubber, is just outside the home ground of Manchester United, Old Trafford, in the United Kingdom. Satish…
MRF plans to build factories outside South India
Tyre maker MRF is looking for locations outside South India to build new tyre factories. Koshy K Varghese, executive vice-president — marketing, MRF said to Business Satndard, “We look at options outside the South wherever opportunities throw up. Gujarat could…
Bridgestone to build first Russian plant
Bridgestone Corporation will open its first tyre plant in Russia in the second half of 2016. The plant will be located in Ulyanovsk region and will produce 2 million tyres per year and create 800 jobs. “Currently, the equipment assembly…
Cooper Tire establishes new sales office in Brazil
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company established a sales office in São Paulo, Brazil. The new office will be under the leadership of Durval Amaral, Cooper Brazil’s General Manager. The São Paulo office will help further the company’s Latin America expansion…
Continental to produce ABS and ESC units in India
The Chassis & Safety Division of international automotive supplier Continental will start within 2016 the production of Anti-lock Brake Systems (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) units in India. A new assembly line for ABS and ESC for passenger cars…
Thailand to spend 5.4 bn baht on buying local rubber
Thailand will spend 5.4 billion baht to buy 100,000 tonnes of its local rubber to support 850,000 rubber farmers. The Thai government will buy raw rubber sheets from the local farmers at 45 baht per kg, below the 60 baht…
ZC Rubber gains SmartWay Verification
Three Arisun and Westlake tyres, which are the tyre brands of China’s Zhongce Rubber Group Co., Ltd. (ZC Rubber), have received Smartway verification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The three radial tyres to obtain SmartWay verification are the…
“Dumping practices” threaten 2,500 jobs in UK
The Retread Manufacturers Association (RMA) says that the flood of cheap tyre imports in the UK poses a threat to 2,500 jobs in the UK. Dumping practices have already had a negative impact on UK’s steel industry. The RMA is…